Dakotsu Iida

Comprehensive information about Dakotsu Iida including biographical information, facts, literary works, and more. Dakotsu Iida ( , Iida Dakotsu , 26 April 1885 – 3 October 1962) was a famous Japanese haiku poet from what is now part of the cirt of Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan. Commonly referred to as Dakotsu, his real name was Takeji Iida ( , Iida Takeji ). He trained under Kyoshi Takahama, and was a frequent contributor to such haiku journals as Hototogisu (magazine) and Unmo. He was chief editor of Unmo . This educational Dakotsu Iida resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.